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Mars rover Curiosity reaches intriguing transition zone on Red Planet (video)
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has rolled into a patch of ground that could shed considerable light on the Red Planet's climate history.

Giant ancient lake in Gale Crater on Mars? New study offers different view.
By Mike Wall published
Mars' Gale Crater may not have been so wet after all, a new study suggests.

9 years on Mars! Curiosity rover marks another anniversary
By Mike Wall published
Since touching down on Aug. 5, 2012, Curiosity has been helping scientists better understand Mars' past habitability and how the planet has changed over time.

Mars methane mystery may be starting to clear up
By Mike Wall published
Scientists now seem to understand why the gas has been detected at ground level on Mars but not higher up in the air.

NASA's Curiosity rover spots strange, colorful clouds on Mars
By Meghan Bartels published
It might look like a postcard from Arizona, but this snapshot shows something much more exotic: the planet Mars, as seen by NASA's Curiosity rover.

Curiosity rover on Mars spotted from space as it climbs 'Mont Mercou' (video)
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured a dramatic image last month of Curiosity ascending Mont Mercou, a landform on the slopes of the Red Planet's 3.4-mile-high (5.5 kilometers) Mt. Sharp.

Mystery solved? Heat-trapping clouds may explain ancient Mars' rivers and lakes
By Mike Wall published
Cloudy skies may have allowed water to flow on Mars long ago.

The water on Mars didn't run dry all at once, study finds
By Charles Q. Choi published
Mars did not dry up all at once, but fluctuated between dry spells and wetter times, a new study finds.
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